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Crystal Lewis
I am an education researcher with over ten years’ experience in project coordination and supervision, as well as data management, analysis, and reporting. I am happiest when working at the intersection of K-12 education research and coding, helping researchers and practitioners obtain insights that improve student outcomes through clean, reliable, and documented data. I am also passionate about helping others organize their data and reporting through reproducible workflows.
Education
Master of Public Policy
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN
2011
Professional Experience
Director, Data Strategy
Missouri Prevention Science Institute
Remote
Current - 2019
- Strategize data management plans for all funded research projects occurring in the Institute and oversee their implementation.
- Clean, manipulate, query, and document data using R.
- Analyze data for publications and build reports and dashboards for partners.
Director, Research Implementation
Missouri Prevention Science Institute
University of Missouri
2019 - 2016
- Oversaw successful completion of data collection activities for six federally funded randomized controlled trial studies and two county funded projects.
Research Associate
Missouri Prevention Science Institute
University of Missouri
2016 - 2013
- Coordinated two Institute of Education Sciences funded randomized controlled trial studies.
- Built Qualtrics surveys and created Access tracking databases.
- Delivered quarterly trainings to staff on data collection methods.
Evaluation and Outcomes Manager
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Missouri
Saint Louis, MO
2013 - 2011
- Supervised the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data relating to performance management, outcomes, and customer satisfaction.
Research Assistant
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
University of Minnesota
2011 - 2010
- Evaluated the effectiveness of the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office truancy intervention program using qualitative and quantitative methods.
Research Assistant
Minnesota House of Representatives
Saint Paul, MN
2010 - 2010
- Provided non-partisan research and analysis on a variety of topics.
Publications
Motivational interviewing with at-risk students (MARS) mentoring program: Addressing the unique mental health needs of students in alternative school placements
School Psychology Review
N/A
2020
- Authored with Lauren Henry, Wendy Reinke, Keith Herman, Aaron Thompson.
In-school and out-of-school suspension: Behavioral and psychological outcomes in a predominately Black sample of middle school students
In press: School Psychology Review
N/A
2020
- Authored with Dan Cohen, Francis Huang, Colleen Eddy, Caroline Hodgson.
The utility of single-item readiness screeners in middle school
Journal of School Psychology
N/A
2017
- Authored with Keith Herman, Francis Huang, Melissa Stormont, Caroline Grossman, Colleen Eddy, Wendy Reinke.
Sanctions and education outcomes for children in TANF families
Child and Youth Services
N/A
2011
- Authored with Anita Larson, Shweta Singh.
Presentations
Data Management in Large-Scale Education Research: Documentation
Missouri Prevention Science Institute
N/A
2020
- An introduction to documentation in the context of a research study data management plan.
Cleaning Messy Data in R
R-Ladies St. Louis Meetup
N/A
2019
- Two hour workshop on cleaning data using examples from the field of education.
Introduction to R
LaunchCode
N/A
2019
- Guest lecture fo CoderGirl Data Analysis track.
Survey Says: You can use Tableau to Impact School Climate
Tableau Fringe Festival
N/A
2018
- Lightning talk on how the Missouri Prevention Science Institute uses Tableau to visualize school climate survey data.
Made with the R packages pagedown and datadrivencv.
The source code is available github.com/Cghlewis/resume.
Last updated on 2020-12-08.